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We cannot establish anything that a Western nation would regard as Socialism without defeating Hitler ; on the ... That means that there will have to arise something that has never yet existed in England , a Socialist movement that ...
We cannot establish anything that a Western nation would regard as Socialism without defeating Hitler ; on the ... That means that there will have to arise something that has never yet existed in England , a Socialist movement that ...
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Socialism and the English Genius George Orwell ... Being a Socialist no longer means kicking theoretically against a system which in practice you are fairly well satisfied with . This time our predicament is real .
Socialism and the English Genius George Orwell ... Being a Socialist no longer means kicking theoretically against a system which in practice you are fairly well satisfied with . This time our predicament is real .
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Socialism and the English Genius George Orwell ... Throughout its entire history the English Socialist movement has never produced a song with a catchy tune — nothing like La Marseillaise or La Cucuracha , for instance .
Socialism and the English Genius George Orwell ... Throughout its entire history the English Socialist movement has never produced a song with a catchy tune — nothing like La Marseillaise or La Cucuracha , for instance .
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User Review - the.ken.petersen - LibraryThingIt seems harsh to criticise George Orwell's optimism when he implies that socialism has become inevitable: he was writing in 1941, I thought so in 1980. Sadly, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and ... Read full review
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| Title | The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius Issue 1 of Searchlight books |
| Author | George Orwell |
| Publisher | Secker & Warburg, 1941 |
| Length | 126 pages |
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